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Margret E. Short Fine Arts

Margret E. Short Fine Arts

Portland, Oregon artist Margret Short - a modern day master of 17th Century Dutch art using the chiaroscuro technique to create still life and floral paintings.

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Baboons and Netherworlds

April 11, 2009 by Margret Short

  This stunning necklace is another example of the similar theme as previously posted. This piece is exceptional in its detail and inlay of gems. The lapis scarab is again holding the sun shape. Here you can see the two baboonsflanking the scarab. They are made of turquoise and glass paste with silver. The baboons helped the rising sun come … [Read more...] about Baboons and Netherworlds

Tagged With: ancient Egyptian stories, baboons, Cairo, Egyptian myth, Farid Atiya, glass paste, Jewelry of Ancient Egypt, Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Netherworld, paintings, pectoral, pigments, silver, turquoise

Discriminating Palette

September 17, 2006 by Margret Short

Several months ago when I first learned about this Dutch exhibit, my first thought was "how splendid that it is coming to the United States"......then, I thought, "3 cities?".......AND Portland is one of them. I will be able to go many times during the 3 months of the exhibit because Portland is where I live. As time went on I began to think about … [Read more...] about Discriminating Palette

Tagged With: 17th century Dutch, dry pigments linseed oil, Dutch exhibit, Dutch paintings, paintings, pigment project, pigments, Rembrandt, The Artist, The Artist

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